1970 & 1972 Education Policies — Deep Dive (Q231–Q240)
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231The process leading to the 1970 New Education Policy began with President Yahya Khan’s address to the nation announcing greater emphasis on the social sector, delivered on:
Yahya Khan’s address of 28 November 1969 set the stage for the proposals that became the 1970 policy, formally adopted the following March.
232Where the 1959 Sharif Commission had proposed compulsory Islamiat only up to class 8, the 1970 policy extended this requirement up to:
The 1970 policy extended compulsory Islamiat instruction up to the secondary level, beyond the earlier Class 8 proposal.
233The 1970 policy’s headline enrollment target, with particular stress on girls’ education, was:
The policy targeted free and universal enrollment up to Class V by 1980, with special emphasis on girls’ education.
234The 1970 New Education Policy was ultimately never implemented, largely due to:
The upheavals of 1971 — war with India, East Pakistan’s separation, and the fall of the military government — derailed implementation of the 1970 policy.
235The 1972 Education Policy identified how many adult illiterates in the country as a starting point for its mass literacy programme?
The 1972 policy identified some 40 million adult illiterates and declared a massive nationwide literacy programme in response.
236The 1972 policy set a target of establishing how many literacy centers, aiming to educate roughly 11 million persons?
The policy set a target of establishing 276,000 literacy centers across schools, factories, farms, and community halls to educate about 11 million people.
237Allama Iqbal Open University, established under the 1972 policy’s framework, was originally set up under which earlier name?
Before being renamed Allama Iqbal Open University, the institution was originally established as the People’s Open University.
238To coordinate university programmes and develop their facilities, the 1972 policy proposed establishing:
The 1972 policy proposed a University Grants Commission to coordinate university programmes and develop institutional facilities.
239Under the 1972 policy, new universities were to be established, starting with which three cities?
The policy proposed new universities beginning at Multan, Saidu Sharif, and Sukkur, alongside upgrading Jamia Islamia, Bahawalpur, into a full university.
240The 1972 policy set a target for enrollment in Classes 9–10 to reach what share of the relevant age group by 1980?
The policy targeted raising enrollment in Classes 9–10 to 15% of the relevant age group by 1980, alongside making these classes free.
